Identification of Austwickia chelonae as cause of cutaneous granuloma in endangered crocodile lizards using metataxonomics [PDF]
The crocodile lizard (Shinisaurus crocodilurus Ahl, 1930) is an endangered reptile species, and in recent years many have died from diseases, especially the rescued and breeding individuals. However, pathogens underlying these diseases are unclear.
Haiying Jiang +9 more
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Population structure of the broad-snouted caiman (Caiman latirostris) in natural and man-made water bodies associated with a silvicultural landscape [PDF]
The broad-snouted caiman (Caiman latirostris) is a South American crocodilian with a wide geographical distribution. Water bodies originally occupied by the species have suffered extreme anthropogenic pressure; however, the broad-snouted caiman has a ...
Bassetti, Luís Antonio Bochetti +5 more
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Plasma Activity of the Broad-snouted Caiman (Caiman latirostris) [PDF]
Crocodilians exhibit well-defined social behaviors, which frequently result in serious wounds as a consequence of social disputes including the loss of entire limbs. Despite the severity of many wounds, there is typically little sign of infection.
Di Conza, José Alejandro +4 more
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A probabilistic justification for using tf.idf term weighting in information retrieval [PDF]
This paper presents a new probabilistic model of information retrieval. The most important modeling assumption made is that documents and queries are defined by an ordered sequence of single terms.
Hiemstra, D.
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The American crocodile, Crocodylus acutus, has experienced important population declines worldwide due to human persecution, overexploitation and habitat loss. C.
Mara I Espinosa +7 more
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Captivity Influences Gut Microbiota in Crocodile Lizards (Shinisaurus crocodilurus)
Captivity is an important measure for conservation of an endangered species, and it is becoming a hot topic in conservation biology, which integrates gut microbiota and endangered species management in captivity.
Guo-Shuai Tang +10 more
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New species of Cydistomyia Taylor with notes and collection records for other Tabanidae (Diptera) from New Guinea [PDF]
Four new species of Cydistomyia Taylor from New Guinea, C. missimiensis, C. madangiensis, C. waigani, and C. moresbyensis, are described and figured.
Goodwin, James T.
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Because biological invasions can cause many negative impacts, accurate predictions are necessary for implementing effective restrictions aimed at specific high-risk taxa.
Oldřich Kopecký +9 more
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An evaluation of Northern Florida Bay as a nursery area for red drum, Sciaenops ocellatus, and other juvenile and small resident fishes. [PDF]
Red drum is one ofthe most popular species sought by anglers in Florida Bay, yet juveniles are rarely encountered. We evaluated Florida Bay as a nursery area for red drum by sampling for recently-settled late larvae in basin areas within the bay with an ...
Cheshire, Robin T. +2 more
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(Uploaded by Plazi from the Biodiversity Heritage Library) No abstract provided.
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